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Environment Artist

ART AT EPIC

WHAT YOU'LL DO

Epic Games is searching for highly talented and creative Environment Artists, ranging from entry level to experienced seniors, to join our team building some of the best-looking environments and props on various projects in development ( Fortnite and various Special Projects). Applicants will need to demonstrate a strong artistic ability, bringing with them a strong understanding of form, function, detail, the skill to interpret concept art, plus have the technical skills to bring their work to life in Unreal Engine 4. Artists are required to be versatile and build ideally both organic and hard surface assets. Push your artistic talent to the limit on a team of world-class environment, character and concept artists who strive to innovate and inspire.

In This Role You Will

• Exhibit good color theory and technical expertise in architectural layout, lighting, scene composition, and environmental FX polish (bloom, color adjust, fog, etc.).
• Model and texture a wide variety of props/assets.
• Creatively model from rudimentary or unfinished concepts, showing understanding of the goals of the design, to final, production-ready models.
• Create solid, high fidelity textures of any given surface.
• Be equally proficient with both hard surface and organic modeling techniques.
• Create shaders for environment assets, volumetrics, decals, ambient effects, etc.
• Know when and where to cut and how to most effectively optimize meshes and materials, without compromising visual quality.
• Work in the style as dictated by the project Art Director and Art Lead.

What We're Looking For

• Highly skilled in relevant software, 3DS Max, Maya, Photoshop, Zbrush, Substance, etc.
• Solid communicator with an ability to work between disciplines.
• Great texturing skills and experience with PBR & materials.
• Ability to take 2D concept art to completion.
• Ability to create functional, articulated mechanical models and rig them.
• Ability to provide feedback to outsourcers.
• Complex, technical shader knowledge and background is a plus.
• User-focused, passionate, scrappy, solutions-focused, and innovative. These traits equal success at Epic and influence everything we do.

EPIC JOB + EPIC BENEFITS = EPIC LIFE

Our intent is to cover all things that are medically necessary and improve the quality of life. We pay for 100% of the premiums for both you and your dependents. We offer coverage for Medical, Dental, Vision HRA, Long Term Disability, AD&D and Life Insurance, 401k, and profit-sharing.

All Epic employees can enjoy drinks, snacks, and lunches every day, free of charge in studios - and we offer plenty of annual celebrations for employees and family members to show the love for our people. Additionally, each year, we celebrate the Epic family with company-wide paid breaks, generous paid time off, and recognize individuals for 7 years of employment with a paid sabbatical - we think our people are pretty awesome!